John Christian Graas

Troi holds the lives of the crew in her hands when she is forced to act as captain after the Enterprise is seriously damaged by a rare, natural phenomenon.

During an apartment fire, Shep and Raul, his partner, enter the burning building to save some children. Raul gets severely burned and dies at the ER.

The Conners prepare for the 'Founding Fathers Day' celebration in Lanford. Roseanne sets up a food booth, where she meets the one and only, Loretta Lynn. D.J. and his Woodchuck Troup, put on the town play reenacting the signing of Lanford's incorporation. Their family's own founding father, Dan, gets a job selling hot tubs. And last, but not least, Darlene protests the Conner's involvement in the whole "meat industrial complex" with vandalism at her mother's diner that lands her in more than just hot water.

Jerry and Elaine begin gaining weight and suspect a nonfat-yogurt shop may be making false claims; Jerry's use of a bad word influences Maryedith's son.

George and Elaine have some explaining to do when they take Jerry's car for a ride.

Thinking that his grandparents are on a cruise, David has Steve, Kelly and Donna come over for the weekend at his grandparent's home in Palm Springs.